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ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC
ROK
$52.2B
Mkt Cap
$462.16
+0.33%
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC (ROK) has a current P/E ratio of 52.8, compared to its historical median P/E of 24.7. The stock is currently considered Expensive based on its historical valuation range.
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC (ROK) has a 5-year average return on invested capital (ROIC) of 24.9%. This indicates strong capital allocation and a potential competitive advantage.
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC (ROK) has a market capitalization of $51.4B. It is classified as a large-cap stock.
Yes, ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC (ROK) pays a dividend with a trailing twelve-month yield of 1.17%. The company also returns capital through share buybacks, with a buyback yield of 1.54%.
Based on historical P/E analysis, ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC (ROK) appears expensive. The current P/E of 52.8 is 114% above its historical median of 24.7. The estimated fair value CAGR (P/E method) is 6.4%.
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC (ROK) operates in the Measuring & Controlling Devices, Nec industry, within the Technology sector.
Rockwell Automation is the world's largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, operating through three segments: Intelligent Devices (drives, motion, advanced material handling, safety, sensing, and configured-to-order products), Software & Control (control and visualization software and hardware, digital twin, simulation, and network security infrastructure), and Lifecycle Services (digital consulting, professional services, recurring services including cybersecurity and remote monitoring, and the Sensia joint venture). The company serves discrete end markets (automotive including electric vehicles, semiconductors, e-commerce and warehouse automation), hybrid end markets (food and beverage, life sciences, tire), and process end markets (energy, mining, chemicals) across more than 100 countries, with North America as its strongest region. Rockwell's business model combines hardware and software offerings with recurring revenue streams from cloud-native software and recurring services, supported by a global sales and supply chain infrastructure and a broad partner ecosystem. The company competes on the breadth and performance of its product and solution portfolio, technology differentiation, industry expertise, installed base, and global presence against competitors including Siemens, ABB, Schneider Electric, Emerson, Mitsubishi Electric, Honeywell, and Dassault Systemes.
【Strong execution and margin expansion】 Management expects continued momentum in North America and discrete industries, with organic sales growth in the 5%-9% range for fiscal 2026 driven by broad-based strength in Logix and motion products, particularly in data center applications. The company is actively managing inflationary pressures through pricing actions and productivity initiatives, with expectations for 250 basis points of total price (150 basis points underlying and 100 basis points tariff-based) and incremental margins above 50% for the full year despite sequential margin pressure in the second half. Management remains focused on margin expansion toward its 23.5% segment margin target through continued cost discipline, operational leverage from volume growth, and strong execution on its $2 billion five-year investment program in plants, digital infrastructure, and talent, while maintaining free cash flow conversion at approximately 100%.
| Metric | Target | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Reported and organic sales growth | 5%-9% | FY2026 |
| Adjusted EPS | $12.50-$13.10 | FY2026 |
| Enterprise operating margin | 21.5% | FY2026 |
| Organic annual recurring revenue growth | high single digits | FY2026 |
| Free cash flow conversion | 100% | FY2026 |
| Total price realization | 250 basis points | FY2026 |
| Incremental margins | above 50% | FY2026 |
| CapEx | ~3% of sales | FY2026 |
| Intelligent Devices reported revenue growth | high single digits | FY2026 |
| Lifecycle Services reported revenue | down ~$100 million year-over-year | FY2026 |
Reported and organic sales growth (FY2026): “We now expect both our reported and organic sales growth to be in the 5%-9% range.”
Generated solely from the company's own reports listed below — not from third-party data. Hallucination risk is low. · Sources: 10-K, Q2 FY2026 Earnings Call, Q1 FY2026 Earnings Call, Q4 FY2025 Earnings Call, Q3 FY2025 Earnings Call
| Metric | TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 8.8B | 8.3B | 8.3B | 9.1B | 7.8B | 7.0B |
| Net Income | 1.1B | 867M | 948M | 1.4B | 929M | 1.4B |
| EPS | $9.69 | $7.67 | $8.28 | $11.95 | $7.97 | $11.58 |
| Free Cash Flow | 1.3B | 1.4B | 639M | 1.2B | 682M | 1.1B |
| ROIC | 0.0% | 21.8% | 22.7% | 26.6% | 17.6% | 35.8% |
| Gross Margin | 52.5% | 48.1% | 46.6% | 48.8% | 40.0% | 41.4% |
| Debt/Equity | 1.05 | 0.88 | 1.04 | 0.83 | 1.41 | 1.67 |
| Dividends/Share | $5.42 | $5.24 | $5.00 | $4.72 | $4.48 | $4.28 |
| Operating Income | 0 | 1.7B | 1.6B | 1.9B | 1.2B | 1.6B |
| Operating Margin | 0.0% | 20.4% | 19.3% | 21.3% | 15.6% | 23.3% |
| ROE | 30.8% | 24.2% | 26.9% | 43.9% | 36.3% | 79.4% |
| Shares Outstanding | 111M | 113M | 114M | 116M | 117M | 117M |
| Metric | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income Statement | |||||||||||||
| Revenue | 6.6B | 6.3B | 5.9B | 6.3B | 6.7B | 6.7B | 6.3B | 7.0B | 7.8B | 9.1B | 8.3B | 8.3B | 8.8B |
| Gross Margin | 41.6% | 42.9% | 42.1% | 42.3% | 43.3% | 43.3% | 41.0% | 41.4% | 40.0% | 48.8% | 46.6% | 48.1% | 52.5% |
| R&D | 290M | 307M | 319M | 348M | 372M | 379M | 372M | 423M | 441M | 706M | 658M | 679M | 679M |
| SG&A | 1.6B | 1.5B | 1.5B | 1.6B | 1.6B | 1.5B | 1.5B | 1.7B | 1.8B | 2.0B | 2.0B | 1.9B | 1.9B |
| EBIT | 1.2B | 1.2B | 1.0B | 1.1B | 1.4B | 999M | 1.2B | 1.6B | 1.2B | 1.9B | 1.6B | 1.7B | 0 |
| Op. Margin | 18.0% | 18.9% | 17.3% | 17.6% | 21.1% | 14.9% | 19.6% | 23.3% | 15.6% | 21.3% | 19.3% | 20.4% | 0.0% |
| Net Income | 827M | 828M | 730M | 826M | 535M | 695M | 1.0B | 1.4B | 929M | 1.4B | 948M | 867M | 1.1B |
| Net Margin | 12.5% | 13.1% | 12.4% | 13.1% | 8.0% | 10.4% | 16.2% | 19.4% | 12.0% | 15.2% | 11.5% | 10.4% | 12.3% |
| Non-Recurring | 1.5M | 2.6M | 0 | 61M | 0 | 0 | 12M | -500K | -600K | 157M | 97M | 153M | 153M |
| Returns on Capital | |||||||||||||
| ROIC | 38.4% | 40.7% | 40.7% | 40.3% | 31.6% | 35.2% | 60.9% | 35.8% | 17.6% | 26.6% | 22.7% | 21.8% | 0.0% |
| ROE | 31.5% | 33.7% | 34.4% | 35.5% | 25.0% | 68.8% | 142.8% | 79.4% | 36.3% | 43.9% | 26.9% | 24.2% | 30.8% |
| ROA | 13.7% | 13.1% | 10.8% | 11.6% | 8.0% | 11.2% | 15.3% | 15.1% | 8.7% | 12.5% | 8.4% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
| Cash Flow | |||||||||||||
| Op. Cash Flow | 1.0B | 1.2B | 947M | 1.0B | 1.3B | 1.2B | 1.1B | 1.3B | 823M | 1.4B | 864M | 1.5B | 1.5B |
| Free Cash Flow | 892M | 1.1B | 830M | 892M | 1.2B | 1.0B | 1.0B | 1.1B | 682M | 1.2B | 639M | 1.4B | 1.3B |
| Owner Earnings | 838M | 984M | 735M | 827M | 1.1B | 987M | 902M | 1.0B | 516M | 1.0B | 447M | 1.1B | 2.9B |
| CapEx | 141M | 123M | 117M | 142M | 126M | 133M | 114M | 120M | 141M | 161M | 225M | 186M | 196M |
| Maint. CapEx | 153M | 163M | 172M | 169M | 165M | 152M | 173M | 190M | 239M | 250M | 317M | 325M | -1.4B |
| Growth CapEx | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6B |
| D&A | 153M | 163M | 172M | 169M | 165M | 152M | 173M | 190M | 239M | 250M | 317M | 325M | -1.4B |
| CapEx/OCF | 13.6% | 10.3% | 12.3% | 13.7% | 9.7% | 11.2% | 10.2% | 9.5% | 17.1% | 11.7% | 26.0% | 12.0% | 12.8% |
| Capital Allocation | |||||||||||||
| Dividends Paid | 321M | 350M | 378M | 391M | 441M | 460M | 473M | 497M | 519M | 542M | 571M | 591M | 603M |
| Dividend Yield | 2.5% | 2.8% | 3.2% | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.6% | 2.3% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.2% |
| Share Buybacks | 486M | 598M | 508M | 343M | 1.5B | 1.0B | 264M | 300M | 301M | 312M | 595M | 425M | 792M |
| Buyback Yield | 3.9% | 5.4% | 3.9% | 1.7% | 7.1% | 5.7% | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 1.0% | 2.0% | 1.1% | 1.5% |
| Stock-Based Comp | 43M | 42M | 41M | 39M | 39M | 43M | 46M | 52M | 68M | 88M | 100M | 85M | 86M |
| Debt Repayment | 146M | 325M | 0 | 0 | 250M | 0 | 301M | 0 | 0 | 600M | 0 | 303M | 303M |
| Balance Sheet | |||||||||||||
| Net Debt | -594M | -648M | -464M | -692M | 867M | 1.2B | 1.3B | 3.3B | 3.3B | 1.9B | 3.2B | 2.8B | 3.3B |
| Cash & Equiv. | 1.2B | 1.4B | 1.5B | 1.4B | 619M | 1.0B | 705M | 662M | 491M | 1.1B | 471M | 468M | 423M |
| Long-Term Debt | 900M | 1.5B | 1.5B | 1.2B | 1.2B | 2.0B | 2.0B | 3.5B | 3.5B | 2.9B | 2.6B | 2.6B | 2.6B |
| Debt/Equity | 0.46 | 0.67 | 0.99 | 0.69 | 1.10 | 5.58 | 1.95 | 1.67 | 1.41 | 0.83 | 1.04 | 0.88 | 1.05 |
| Interest Coverage | 20.1 | 18.7 | 14.2 | 14.6 | 19.2 | 10.2 | 12.0 | 17.3 | 9.8 | 14.3 | 10.4 | 10.9 | 10.9 |
| Equity | 2.7B | 2.3B | 2.0B | 2.7B | 1.6B | 404M | 1.0B | 2.4B | 2.7B | 3.6B | 3.5B | 3.7B | 3.5B |
| Total Assets | 6.2B | 6.4B | 7.1B | 7.2B | 6.3B | 6.1B | 7.3B | 10.7B | 10.8B | 11.3B | 11.2B | 11.2B | 11.3B |
| Total Liabilities | 3.6B | 4.1B | 5.1B | 4.5B | 4.6B | 5.7B | 6.2B | 8.3B | 8.0B | 7.7B | 7.7B | 7.6B | 13M |
| Intangibles | 246M | 230M | 255M | 238M | 215M | 194M | 479M | 1.0B | 902M | 852M | 1.1B | 864M | 744M |
| Retained Earnings | 4.8B | 5.3B | 5.7B | 6.1B | 6.2B | 6.4B | 7.1B | 8.0B | 8.4B | 9.3B | 9.6B | 5.4B | 5.8B |
| Working Capital | 2.2B | 2.6B | 2.2B | 2.3B | 594M | 1.0B | 875M | 71M | 39M | 1.5B | 277M | 466M | 340M |
| Current Assets | 3.9B | 3.9B | 4.2B | 4.4B | 2.8B | 3.0B | 2.7B | 3.1B | 3.6B | 4.9B | 3.9B | 3.9B | 4.1B |
| Current Liabilities | 1.7B | 1.3B | 2.0B | 2.1B | 2.2B | 1.9B | 1.8B | 3.0B | 3.6B | 3.4B | 3.6B | 3.4B | 3.7B |
| Per Share Data | |||||||||||||
| EPS | 5.91 | 6.09 | 5.56 | 6.35 | 4.21 | 5.83 | 8.77 | 11.58 | 7.97 | 11.95 | 8.28 | 7.67 | 9.69 |
| Owner EPS | 5.99 | 7.24 | 5.60 | 6.36 | 8.63 | 8.28 | 7.73 | 8.71 | 4.43 | 8.96 | 3.90 | 10.03 | 25.87 |
| Book Value | 19.00 | 16.61 | 15.16 | 20.48 | 12.73 | 3.39 | 8.82 | 20.41 | 23.38 | 30.82 | 30.55 | 32.33 | 31.65 |
| Cash Flow/Share | 7.39 | 8.74 | 7.22 | 7.95 | 10.23 | 9.91 | 9.61 | 10.77 | 7.06 | 11.89 | 7.55 | 13.66 | -3.09 |
| Dividends/Share | 2.32 | 2.60 | 2.90 | 3.04 | 3.51 | 3.88 | 4.08 | 4.28 | 4.48 | 4.72 | 5.00 | 5.24 | 5.42 |
| Shares Out. | 139.9M | 135.9M | 131.2M | 130.0M | 127.1M | 119.2M | 116.6M | 117.1M | 116.6M | 115.6M | 114.5M | 113.0M | 111.3M |
| Valuation | |||||||||||||
| P/E Ratio | 15.2 | 13.4 | 17.7 | 23.9 | 38.8 | 25.4 | 22.8 | 23.7 | 25.7 | 23.0 | 31.9 | 44.5 | 47.7 |
| P/FCF | 14.1 | 10.4 | 15.6 | 22.1 | 17.7 | 16.9 | 23.2 | 28.2 | 35.0 | 26.1 | 47.3 | 28.4 | 38.4 |
| EV/EBIT | 10.0 | 8.7 | 12.3 | 17.1 | 15.4 | 17.9 | 19.3 | 21.3 | 22.1 | 17.6 | 26.3 | 34.3 | N/A |
| Price/Book | 4.7 | 4.9 | 6.5 | 7.4 | 12.9 | 43.8 | 22.7 | 13.5 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 10.6 | 14.6 |
| Price/Sales | 18.8 | 19.1 | 18.6 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 5.8 |
| FCF Yield | 7.1% | 9.6% | 6.4% | 4.5% | 5.6% | 5.9% | 4.3% | 3.5% | 2.8% | 3.8% | 2.1% | 3.5% | 2.6% |
| Market Cap | 12.6B | 11.1B | 12.9B | 19.7B | 20.8B | 17.7B | 23.4B | 32.2B | 23.9B | 31.9B | 30.4B | 38.7B | 51.4B |
| Avg. Price | 92.87 | 91.93 | 90.65 | 127.42 | 158.11 | 146.26 | 177.71 | 247.41 | 251.34 | 269.29 | 266.64 | 293.43 | 462.16 |
| Year-End Price | 89.98 | 81.46 | 98.60 | 151.58 | 163.47 | 148.29 | 200.30 | 274.62 | 204.66 | 274.33 | 264.12 | 341.14 | 462.16 |
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC passes 5 of 9 quality checks, suggesting mixed fundamentals.
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC trades at 52.8x trailing earnings, compared to its 15-year median P/E of 24.7x, suggesting it is currently Expensive relative to its historical range. On a free-cash-flow basis, the stock trades at 42.0x vs a median of 24.7x. The company's 5-year average ROIC is 24.9% with a gross margin of 45.0%. Total shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) is 2.7%. At current prices, the estimated annualized return to fair value is +0.8%.
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC (ROK) reported annual revenue of $8.3 billion in its most recent fiscal year, based on SEC EDGAR filings.
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC (ROK) has a net profit margin of 10.4%. This is a healthy margin.
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC (ROK) generated $1.4 billion in free cash flow in its most recent fiscal year. Positive free cash flow supports dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction.
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC (ROK) has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88. This indicates moderate leverage.
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC (ROK) reported earnings per share (EPS) of $7.67 in its most recent fiscal year.
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC (ROK) has a return on equity (ROE) of 24.2%. This indicates the company generates strong returns for shareholders.
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC (ROK) has a 5-year average gross margin of 45.0%. This indicates decent pricing power.
The Ledger Terminal provides 19 years of financial data for ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC (ROK), sourced directly from SEC EDGAR filings. This includes income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and key financial ratios.
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC (ROK) has a book value per share of $32.33, based on its most recent annual SEC filing.
Based on recent SEC filings and earnings disclosures, Management expects continued momentum in North America and discrete industries, with organic sales growth in the 5%-9% range for fiscal 2026 driven by broad-based strength in Logix and motion products, particularly in data center applications. The company is actively managing inflationary pressures through pricing actions and productivity initiatives, with expectations for 250 basis points of total price (150 basis points underlying and 100 basis points tariff-based) and incremental margins above 50% for the full year despite sequential margin pressure in the second half. Management remains focused on margin expansion toward its 23.5% segment margin target through continued cost discipline, operational leverage from volume growth, and strong execution on its $2 billion five-year investment program in plants, digital infrastructure, and talent, while maintaining free cash flow conversion at approximately 100%.
Based on recent SEC filings and earnings calls, ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC (ROK) has provided the following forward guidance: Reported and organic sales growth: 5%-9% (FY2026); Adjusted EPS: $12.50-$13.10 (FY2026); Enterprise operating margin: 21.5% (FY2026); Organic annual recurring revenue growth: high single digits (FY2026); Free cash flow conversion: 100% (FY2026), plus 5 additional metrics.
Adjusted EPS (FY2026): “We are increasing our adjusted EPS guidance range to $12.50-$13.10. The new midpoint of $12.80 is $1 higher than the midpoint of our prior adjusted EPS guide.”
Enterprise operating margin (FY2026): “We're increasing our enterprise operating margin outlook to 21.5%, up from about 20% in our prior guide”
Organic annual recurring revenue growth (FY2026): “We expect organic annual recurring revenue to grow high single digits this year, led by cloud-native software.”
Free cash flow conversion (FY2026): “We continue to expect free cash flow conversion of 100% in fiscal year 2026.”
Total price realization (FY2026): “we now expect 250 basis points of total price for fiscal 2026, with 150 basis points coming from underlying price and 100 basis points from tariff-based price.”
Incremental margins (FY2026): “our initial guide for fiscal 2026 expected incremental margin to be about 40% for the year. This new guide puts incrementals above 50% for the full year.”
CapEx (FY2026): “For your models, CapEx for fiscal 2026 remains targeted at about 3% of sales.”